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January 2010

25/01/2010

****THIS BLOG CANDY/FUNDRAISING HAS NOW BEEN CLOSED***********A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN ORDER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.I WILL DO THE DRAW AND ANNOUNCE THE WINNER TONIGHT AROUND 9PM UK TIME.GOOD LUCK EVERYONE:)

Hello everyone!

Hope you are all keeping well:) First of all, I have taken some time to figure out how to do this fundraising for Haiti.And I came up with this.First let me tell you what you are going to get.

1 X Wonderful Words stamp set by Stampin Up

1 X Staz on Timber Brown

1 x Doubel sided clear scotch 1/2"

1 X Precision File set by Basic Grey

1 X Rub-on roller by Basic Grey

10 Eline Flowers white by Prima marketing

Couple of other paper flowers by different brands

12 6x6 papers by Sweet Marmalade Wee bundle by Sassafrass Lass

16 6x6 papers Cupcake by Basic Grey

1 X Alpha minis in Turquoise by Papermania

1xRub on Magic by K & Company(Illustration by Brenda Walton)

Pictures are below:-

I am doing this Blog Candy and it is opened to everyone, wherever you are in the world.And my main reason for doing this is to help raise some money for Haiti. It was quite hard for me to figure out how to do this.I didn't want to collect the money , then give the money away as this will entail a lot of things to take into considerations....and I thought the best way would probably be to ask you , to participate in this blog candy, you first of all have to make a small donation to the charities mentioned below.The list has been lifted off the BBC website right HERE.

And I have decided to find the links to each one to make it easier for you .

Any amount is okay. I obviously will not know whether you have made the donation or not, but, I have no choice but to trust you.I am ready to go this length to try and make this possible. So once you have donated to any of these websites mentioned above(or any other website you would like to), then leave me a comment below so I know to enter you in the Blog Candy.

Then put a post/link on your blog about this Giveaway/Fundraising for Haiti, spread the word!

So, a quick recap. Make a donation to one of the charities mentioned above - a little goes a long way!

Leave me a comment so I know I must enter you in the Giveaway.

Link me up on your blog and spread the word.

This Giveaway will be closed February 7th , 2010 at midnight Uk Time.This will give me two weeks to try and reach as many crafters as possible.

I hope I will have many responses to this. Please let's make this happen! I will use a generator to generate a number to announce the winner on Monday 8th of February at 9pm UK time.And even if you do not win the giveaway, you are still a winner as you have contributed to make a difference in Haiti!

Thanks for reading and hope to see many of you in my comment section below.

24/01/2010

I have finally managed to upload this video, after, about three video upload failure! I nearly gave up, then tried one last time and it worked.Now, for all of you who asked to see my craft space, here you go. This is part of me, part of my personal space.I cannot recall how many people did ask but, here you go, and I have included my video filming system as well.

21/01/2010

Hope all is good with everybody. This week is still busy and I haven't got the chance to upload any craft project yet...But hopefully I will do so on Sunday. Anyway, for my regular readers and followers and subscribers, I have something to show you today. A while back I told you about the 'insult' and 'warning' message I had from some freaks telling me some nasty things about my blog ect...Somebody asked me why I never showed it and I said: I do not keep negativity on my blog ect....And I deleted it, in a way thinking, why should I show you these negativity as all I want to do is inspire you all and project positivity.

But this morning, I got a message on my Youtube account and, it was for my last video tutorial.Now, the thing is, that video had a lot of comments and ratings and I had loads of emails asking me about stuffs about the tutorial ect....so when this message came in out of the blue, I had to laugh out loud! Somebody out there cannot take the fact that an 'asian' can be creative? How ignorant is that! But anyway, my point is, I decided, this time, I am not going to just delete it and move on as I normally do.I decided to share it with you, I decided to share it with the world.

Once somebody said: Youtube is free and I am entitled to voice out my opinion. And I say: my blog is not free(as I have to pay for it), but , it is mine and I am entitled to say whatever I want, and show whatever I want. So here we go and if anybody thinks that it changed anything in my life, well, think again as , besides having a good laugh, it didn't do anything to me.Just felt sorry that somebody out there has wasted a few mins on his life to do some uncreative and unproductive comment!

The video tutorail is HERE.I have removed the comment since I do not tolerate this type of comment anymore! Nobody talks to me like this.I will not allow it.End of story.

18/01/2010

If you remember, I told you about somebody who contacted me a while back wanting to interview me about my blog and a few other questions...She has finally put the interview together.Her name is Amber Misk and you can read about the interview over HERE. If you want to know a little bit more about me, go over and there will be many more interviews with other women who blog...so check it out.

I would also like to add, that , there are many more information about muslim women, blogs about islamic dresses/clothing ect...I find them to be very inspiring.Those who do not know me, I always wear a head scarf and I love colours. So having an almagation of colours is my thing and I love shoes(I bet you didn't know that - I do not always only craft you know!).I have so many shoes, and most of them would match my scarves - crazy I know!But, this is what makes me happy:)Bangles are also one of my favourites.

Anyway, chat to you all soon.Since my last video tutorial has been well loved and appreciated by my subscribers, I am thinking of using the Damask stamp again and try a technique called Joseph's coat -I thought the name of this technique was hilarious, it made me giggle so much! Joseph's coat! why on earth?but anyway, keep an eye for my upcoming video tutorial and bye for now.

17/01/2010

I have put together a quick and easy tutorial for you and I thought I would do something quite bold. Here's the list of materials used in this project:-

Real red cardstock by Stampin up

Embellishment Hodgepodge Hardware in Silver

Heidi swapp clear stamp 'Damask'

Clear embossing powder

Big and Bossy embossing ink by Ranger

Polka Dots stamp by Hero Arts

I bought the Heidi sawpp stamp at http://www.scrapshed.co.uk. I bought a few more Heidi Swapp stamps from there and , I heard that these stamps are not going to be stocked anymore...So, if you like them, go grab them like, right now! I have put a few more of these stamps on my Wish list blog HERE, so check them out and see if you like any, and if you do, do not think twice , get them!

I bought my Big and Bossy from http://www.cre8tiveonline.co.uk .I have been looking for this for a while in the UK but found it only here.I would highly recommend this!When you watch my video you will see how juicy the ink is, plus, you only have to dab dab dab, then ready to ink.

Okay , now, the video tutorial and some pics.

Watch over at youtube in High Definition, just double click the video and it will take you straight to youtube.

Okay! Hope you have enjoyed watching this video tutorial.And as always, watch over at youtube in high definition, leave a comment, rate and subscribe!It makes me happy:)

The one amazing thing I have found while blogging is making new friends...friends who share my passion for Art and Craft. But what really touches me as well is how at times, you really click with someone and how generous some people are. I met Gennie when she purchased my online Art Journal workshop a few weeks back. I didn't know her at all and I started to email her to tell her that I am here if she has any queries regarding the workshop she has purchased from me. Shortly after we were emailing each other and soon we found out we have so so much in common.

Anyway, I visited one of the website she posted her ATCs on and I fell in love with one having a mermaid on it.I love mermaid(and so does she!).I thought I had to get hold on that ATC even though I have no ATC to swap at the moment.I asked her and she said okay, she will pop it in the post for me...I was really excited. On Saturday, I received the ATC which is absolutely gorgeous and some other things which were totally unexpected.Thank you so much Gennie, you are really an angel!

If you want to visit her blog, you can do so HERE . It is a work in progress but there is a wealth of information in one place. Check it out and look at all the links that she has. She does not have her own work posted yet but I have seen her work on other websites and she is fantastic.I have learnt so much from her(yeah I know that it should have been vice versa as she purchased my workshop, ha!), but, she has also given me so much info about so many things for my cardmaking...I cannot thank you enough Gennnie and just so you know: I really appreciate all you have done for me so far.

Here are some pics to share and make you all jealous, hehe!

There is a necklace in there with a pendant, on both sides there is a butterfly. She is also into butterflies , just like I do!

So, thank you again Gennie and looking forward to return the favour.I will do some ATCs soon:)

Take care and speak to you all soon,

Tassy PS: Sometimes, you meet someone along your journey in this life.You do not know why you have met him/her, but somehow that person changes your life in a way or the other, that person shares something which makes you think differently about a few things in life....that person might carry on the journey with you, or that person might leave at some point. Do not wonder about why that person is there, enjoy the moment, enjoy your journey!

15/01/2010

I hope you are all keeping well...I need some suggestions regarding the video tutorials that I do. I know I still have a few requests I need to do asap, I would also like to know if there is anything you would like to see in a tutorial and if it is a review, I will see if I have the product and if I don't , I will try and get one if it is within my budget and do a review for you.I will tell you as it is and you know you will get a true opinion, which is however, my personal opinion(does that count?-lol)

So, throw me your ideas and suggestions, either by leaving a comment here or by email, whichever you prefer.

Many thanks for taking time to read , really appreciate it and many thanks if you can help me for the videos.

11/01/2010

I hope you are all keeping well.This is just a quick note to let you know about my posts on this blog.As some of you know, I work full time, Monday to Friday and I usually craft over the week end, maybe a Saturday or sometimes a Sunday.But , at other times, I do not get round to craft at all.But, because I am so passionate about Art and Craft, I do get round to do some creative work most of the times, as for me , it is a way of relaxing but also a way of having some 'ME' times.

So, in the past, there have been days which go by where I do not update my blog at all.Regular visitors do miss my posts and my chats ect...so I have devised a way of always keeping my blog updated by using the 'Draft' and 'Pick a date to post' option. So, when I have done a project, I would come over to my blog and start the post about that project but keep it in the draft form. When the project has been uploaded on youtube, and when I am ready to go live, and come on my blog and publish it straightaway.But sometimes, I work the other way round.I will upload my video and keep it private, then I will pick a date to publish the post and when that happens, I go over to youtube and put my video on live.

Right now I have a few projects, already filmed, stored on my desktop, ready to be edited, then more projects in another folder.....So I kinda work a few at a times, to keep my blog going, so you have something to see.

And some of my posts on my craft blog, I upload my projects which do not have a video tutorial, and do the full post,but choose a date for it to be published.So, this means, when a post is being published, it doesn't mean that physically I have published it at that specific time!!!So, because of this, I might be at work or somewhere else while this happens.So, when you are emailing me to tell me about the post, or asking about something regarding the post,I cannot reply straight away.

So, the best thing to do is to actually leave me a comment down here below the very post.And when you ask me for something, you must come back and check as I do normally answer right under where you have put your query. Email is fine as well, but, sometimes emails get accumulated and I might just lose track of them!

My chitchat zone is the one I normally do, right then and there as I do not write beforehand! I do not predict! lol...I only know what I am going to write about when I am actually in front of my laptop, with my 'New post' opened, and the blank box staring at me!

So, do remember this and all your comments are most welcomed:) I love reading them.In fact, I really appreciate all the subscribers I have now on my typepad..those who have subscribed to get updates(I am like, oh, people actually like my work, lol).

Bye for now and you will hear from me again soon,

Tassy

xxxxxxx

PS: When I type, I do a lot of typo mistakes.I do not usually read what I have written again...The only times I read over what I wrote are when I am sitting for an exams(lol), when I am sending an application letter(woteves!), when I am emailing something really important( more lol)...and I think that's about it. And , even though I go over these, I still leave typos...so, really, I don't know why I have to bother read over them again! So, please, excuse me! the typos are really typos - if I took more time, my english would be perfect!!(woteves!!!)- So, see you layter!(spot any typos this time?hehe)

As promised, here is another tutorial from me and I am going to tell you which products I have used to make this simple card.

I have used Bazzill Kraft cardstock which was originally bought in 12x12 size, and I have trimmed it dowm to a regular A6 size card. You can purchase this Kraft Card from A trip down Memory Lane HERE.There is a faint fibre effect on the card, but in real life, it is very suble and it is beautiful.The texture is smooth so , perfect for stamping as well.

The scallop semi circle is actually half of a scallop circle from Stampin up, in barely banana.Then the patterned paper is from the 'cupcake' basic grey paper pad and I have used my spellbinders dies 'Labels' to trace a label shape then, I have cut around it (I was too lazy to use my big shot!)and finally cut it in half which I have glued over the semi scallop circle.I have added a prima flower in brown and stiky back pearl.The sentiment is from the 'Everyday words' stamp set by Ali Edwards and I have curved the stamp while attaching it on my acrylic block to match the curve edge of the scallop circle and I have stamped the words in Chesnut Roan chalk ink. I have also used a sponge to edge the edges of the scallop circle with the same chesnut roan chalk ink. I finished off the card by doing some faux stitching with a white gel pen.

Oh, I almost forgot about the eyelet I added at the edge and the embroidery thread I have threaded through the eyelet to tie the card together, as on the inside of the card, I have used the 'Relax and have a cupcake' stamp set and stamped the cupcake inside, using chalk ink and I used a glue pen to add some glue on the cream part of the cupcake and then added some dazzling diamond.I also added the 'everyday' sentiment from the same stamp set.

Okay, I have not done this kind of tutorial for a long time and I think, I need a little bit of more time to be able to give you the instructions and materials used, in a more straightforward fashion,lol.

Thanks for visiting my Blog and have a wonderful day:)

Come back for more video tutorials and vist my youtube account HERE for video tutorials.

10/01/2010

Here I am with another video tutorial to share with you. I do not know why my audio was lost about two times for couple of seconds in this video and I do apologise for that. I came across my brass stencils in my drawer and was totally shocked that I forgot all about them, totally! I wanted to use them, together with this fab Ali Edwards Stamp 'Loving Words' stamp set.

I have done some dry embossing, then some heat embossing. I have finished it off with a polka dot ribbon and I am also showing you a few other examples.Hope you will enjoy this video tutorial, and if you do, you gotta show me some love by rating, commenting and subscribing to my youtube channel.Thank you :)

You can watch this video in High Definition over at youtube by double clicking on the video. Thank you.